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Cantonese Transcription Expert

micro1LanguagesFirst seen 9 Oct 2026

$20 to $35/hr as listed by micro1, USDEstimate a week at this rate
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Where
58 countries

Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Canada, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia

Language
Chinese, English
Type
Contract, remote

Posted on micro1 First seen 9 Oct 2026Checked 12 Oct 2026Listed until 6 Nov 2026

From the micro1 listing

Role Title: Cantonese Transcription Expert

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

micro1 is engaging Cantonese Transcription Experts to contribute to a customer’s project focused on professional-level transcription and AI advancement. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required, your domain knowledge is what matters.

Scope of Work

  1. Transcribe and annotate audio recordings in Cantonese and English with a high degree of accuracy and consistency.
  2. Review and refine automatic transcriptions, ensuring alignment with linguistic and project guidelines.
  3. Identify and correct language nuances, speaker accents, and contextual cues within audio samples.
  4. Deliver clean, time-stamped transcripts that meet specified formatting and quality standards.
  5. Collaborate with project leads to resolve transcription ambiguities and clarify unclear content.
  6. Contribute linguistic insights to improve AI training data and model performance.
  7. Submit deliverables according to established project timelines and milestones.

Preferred Qualifications

  1. Native proficiency in Cantonese, with strong comprehension of regional dialectal variations.
  2. Demonstrated experience in professional audio transcription, particularly with Cantonese and English content.
  3. Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and linguistic sensitivity.
  4. Proficiency with transcription tools, audio playback software, and typing in both traditional and simplified Chinese.
  5. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an emphasis on clarity and completeness.
  6. Experience reviewing or annotating linguistic data for technology, media, or research projects (a plus).
  7. Ability to work independently, manage assignments, and deliver high-quality results remotely.

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  • Transcription: Writing down exactly what is said in an audio or video recording, following the project's rules for spelling, fillers, noise and speaker changes.
  • Guidelines: The project's written instructions that define how to do a task and how to judge answers. On most projects they take precedence over personal preference.
  • Native proficiency: Command of a language at the level of someone who grew up speaking it, which many language roles require.

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